Treat your face to this delicious chocolate facial mask! Not only does it smell amazing but it also will do wonders for softening your skin!
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Polish skin with this body polishing scrub that will remind you of homemade apple pie!
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Polish skin with this lime body scrub!
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Treat your skin to this deliciously sweet body scrub!
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At some point or another when using sunless tanner, you’re going to have an ut-oh moment and need to get the stuff off…pronto. (Hey, it happens to the best of us!) Whether you want to remove your sunless tanner because it looks orange, or it looks like someone attacked you with a paint roller brush and you have streaks from here to there, or just because it’s started to fade unevenly….fret not, it can be removed!
Here are your options (and in some cases they don’t work miracles the first time around so give them another go if that’s the case):
Baking Soda and Lemon
Combine the two ingredients and mix well until a creamy paste forms. Apply it to your skin and let it sit for a few minutes and then gently scrub and wipe it off using a cleansing cloth/wash cloth.
Lemon and Sugar
Combine the two ingredients and mix well until a paste forms. Apply to skin and let it sit a few minutes. Massage into skin and scrub away that sunless tanner. Rinse with water.
Baby Oil
Cover your body in baby oil and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rinse. (This won’t remove your tan but it will lighten it).
Exfoliating Mitt and Lemon
Pour some lemon juice onto an exfoliating mitt and start buffing your skin with it
Take a Long Bath
Soak in the bathtub and take a bubble bath for 20 minutes. This will “loosen” the tan. Scrub after soaking and your tan should wash right off.
Hair Removal Cream
Apply hair removal cream to the area(s) and wipe it off. (Hair removal cream…not hair bleach)
The Basic Rule of Sunless Tanner (whether you’re using gels, lotions or sprays)
Never go more than 2 shades darker than your natural skin color (otherwise you’ll end up looking cheap, fake, orange and like an oompa loompa…none of which are attractive)
The Proper Way to Apply Sunless Tanners
Exfoliate. This step is very important yet a lot of people skip over it. Exfoliating helps ensure an even and smooth application. Exfoliating scrubs away any dry and dead skin which is important in achieving a flawless application. Dry areas (such as elbows and knees) absorb the tanner more than other areas therefore, those dry areas end up looking darker. You want to exfoliate everywhere but you want to exfoliate the most in those rough and dry areas. Also, when exfoliating, don’t use an exfoliator that is very oily or greasy. These types of exfoliators leave behind a greasy/oily residue which repels tanner. The best exfoliating method to use in this case is plain sugar (or plain sugar mixed with a tablespoon of water). You can apply this standing in the shower without the water running because the dry exfoliation method actually does a better job exfoliating than doing it under the running shower water.
Shave or Wax. You should shave or wax prior to applying sunless tanner. If you wait until after applying the sunless tanner to do either of these, you’re going to mess it up. (And I don’t mean 5 minutes later….later in the day, later that night, etc.) Shaving and waxing will actually lift up some of your tanner and will leave you looking uneven and/or blotchy.
Dry Yourself. Make sure your body is completely dry before applying any sunless tanner. Also, do not apply lotion prior to applying sunless tanner except on dry and rough areas (such as elbows and knees).
Protect your Nails. Prior to applying sunless tanner, you should apply a little bit of Vaseline to your nails and toe nails. If you don’t, the sunless tanner can stain nails or get around the nail beds and cuticles leaving you with dirty looking nails (which no one should ever want). This is also important in protecting your manicure and pedicure. If you want to avoid this all together, slap on a pair of latex gloves and you won’t need to worry about getting orange hands or nails. (But you’ll still have to protect your toenails).
Top to Bottom. The proper way to apply sunless tanner is from the top of your body to the bottom of your body, not bottom to top. (You can dilute your self tanner for those rough and dry areas by mixing it with some lotion too…if you aren’t using the spray sunless tanner.)
Clean Up. After you’ve applied your sunless tanner, take a damp washcloth and gently buff those rough and dry areas (such as the elbows and knees). This will help them from ending up darker than other areas of your body. It’s also very important to carefully wash your hands after applying sunless tanner. If you don’t you will end up with orange palms and markings between your fingers. But be very careful when washing them because if you take your hands and dive them into running water you’ll most likely end up splashing further up your arms. It’s not a bad idea to exfoliate your hands after applying sunless tanner either….this just ensures you really got it all.
Let it Dry. Let the sunless tanner dry completely. Do not try to throw on clothes immediately after applying the sunless tanner or you will end up staining your clothes or messing up your tan (or both).
The Quick Version
Make your own bath fizzies at home….perfect for gifts!
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Create your own deep cleansing mouthwash!
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*Shake well before each use
*Due to the alcohol in this mouthwash, it is better to use on a non-regular basis and more when you are looking for a deep clean
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